Liquid-treating apparatus



LIQUID TREATING APPARATUS Fiied August 4, 1924 useful ln'iprovement Patented net. is, was.

INOS B. TANNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNO. TO JOSEPH E. NELSON 8:; SONS, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINQIS, A FIRM GQIKIPUSED O1" JGEN NELSON.

NELSON AND WILLIAM H.

LIQUID-TREATING JJUS.

Application filed August 1 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Ines B. TANNER, a citizen of the United States, residing a Chicago, in the county of Cool; and the State of Illinois. have invented a certain new and Liquid ireating Apparatus, of which the follouiu is a full,

clear, concise, and exart description.

' My invention relates to liquid treating apparatus and resid in an improved mterrelation of the treatment chamber and settling chamber of such apparatus and the provision oft means for rendering; uniform the completion of the chen'iical reaction occurring in the settling chz'amber. The settling chamber is provided with an outlet trough for the treated liquid which serves to cause. an even distribution of the liquid in its passage irom the place where it is ceived in the settling chamber to the plan where this liquid is dist-har ed, for the purpose stated.

.The invention will be more fully explained in connection with the accompanring drawing in which l is a sectional elevation of the preferred embodiment of the invention taken on line 11 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a Jlan View of the equipment shown inFig. 1.

T he apparatus illustrated includes an upright treatment chamber 1 to which liquid,

such as hard water, is conveyed for treatment through the pipe 2, the liquid passing from the pipe through the ports 3 in the upper end of the pipe. Chemical is admitted to the treatment chamber from the source or" chemical 4t, the rate at which the chemical is supplied being proportional to the rate at which the liquid is supplied, as is well understood by those skilled in the art. Battle plates 5 are encountered by the descending liquid and chemical to thorou 'hlt intcrmiz: the same. The reaction between the chemical and the liquid occurs mainly in the treatment chamber. it is cone uded in the settling chamber 6, the two chambers being in communication through the passage 7 at the bottoms thereof. The settling cham her is preferably rectangular and horizona, 1924. Serial No. 730,053.

tally elongated, the treatment chamber be- .ocatcd at one end of the settling chamfin outlet trough Fl located at the oi? the settling chamber. this outlet dexirably completely surrounding i l quid in the settling chan'lber. .1 forces an even distribution of flowing into the settling chamber to the outlet pipe f.) that comth the trough. .Qlllillfi chamber being long with ret- =t chamber and the l: Misting: an even distribution of the fun to it. there is resulting inspeed. of the liquid treating Inc thanbers being in cmmnunitheir bottom. there is no division and unused chemical through the trough.

lhe sludse e treatment chamchamber along the treatment ulge. together with that ed in the settling chamsludge i-su'etahly distributed along the bot t tiling chamber and having suitleta ii for the sludge. The sludge re provided with cut-olli' valves so 4.!) t may be] u null closed during the l zd treating operation.

anges may he made without departing invention. thus described my intention I lllL a including a iiqi" trc't u apparatus chame in; or entering liquid to be to said chamber; a source of chemica dischau into said chamler: a horizontally congatcd settling chaml. 1 alon. ..ide oi the treatment chaml: 101' Jr a passasz establishing u e :11 between the .aottom portions hers: and an outlet trough at oi the. settling: chamber and :7 liquid bod in this chamber. -1 witness wherein, it hareunto subscribe my name. 

